Hurun Report releases Chinese Luxury Consumer Survey 2014 and Hurun Best of the Best Awards 2014. According to Hurun Report Chinese Luxury Consumer Survey 2014, the average spending of China’s high net worth individuals has decreased by 15%, with spending on gift giving down by a dramatic 25%. HNWIs are busier than ever. They … Read more
The IAGTO Awards 2014 – the official annual awards for the golf tourism industry. The golf tourism industry recognised its 2013 winners at the annual International Association of Golf Tourism Operators awards (IAGTO). Each year IAGTO recognises the performance of three of the world’s leading Golf Resorts, the flagships of the industry, together with … Read more
The most highly anticipated hotel in Central Asia sits atop the 37 storey Esentai Tower Almaty (Kazakhstan), the tallest buildings in Central Asia.The new 145-room luxury hotel opened by The Ritz-Carlton is company’s first hotel in Kazakhstan. With Club and Suite accommodations and more than 10,000 square feet of meeting facilities, it is part of … Read more
Private Island Resort Experience Blending Seclusion, Sophistication and Unspoiled Natural Beauty. Reachable by boat, helicopter or plane through a private airstrip, Pearl Island at 45 miles south of Panama City is a virtually untouched paradise featuring an extensive private natural reserve with over half of the island undisturbed. Here the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company chose to expand … Read more
Dorado Beach, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve receives International Hotel Award. Dorado Beach, A Ritz-Carlton Reserve is a winner in the 2013 International Hotel Awards, receiving the national award for hotel design for Puerto Rico. Project designers SB Architects, (architecture) and Wilson Associates, (interiors), competed against numerous hotels and resorts in Puerto Rico to win the award. … Read more
Luxury hospitality shows continued positive growth. The robust pipeline of luxury hotel projects indicates a continued strong demand for luxury services. No less than six new Ritz-Carlton hotels are scheduled to open in the last quarter of this year, including two properties in China; The Ritz-Carlton, Chengdu and The Ritz-Carlton, Tianjin; The Ritz-Carlton, Aruba will … Read more